Chandigarh has installed over 5,000 smart electricity meters across the city under the smart grid project and linked these with the new command and control centre. …
Under this pilot project, the UT administration has identified 30,000 devices to replace with these smart meters. After replacement, the engineering department will extend it to the entire city, and replace all power meters. Further, the central government is giving Rs 2.41 billion for 250,000 smart meters in the city.